Fastener for shipping-crates



L. W. CHAPMAN.

FASTENER FOR SHIPPING CHATES.

APPLICATION FILED MAYI, l9l9.

1,331,696. Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

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L. W Chapman n l ED T E PA T OFFICE LEMUEL w. ormrnan; or rnnrAivAroLIs,INDI NA, ASSIGNOB or ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM waoze'rnt, or INDIANAPOLIS,INDIANA. p

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r Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 24, 192( lipplioati onfiled May 1, 1919. Seria1No. 294.009.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known that I, Lamont VJ. Char MAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fasteners forShipping-Crates; and I'do hereby declare the following to descriptionofthe invention, such as will en,- able others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in fasteners forshipping crates of the collapsible or knock-down type and has for one ofits objects the provision of means for detachably securing the sides andends of the crate together and which will firmly hold the walls of thecrate against movement in relation to each other.

Another object of this invention is the provision of means whereby thecover of the crate can be fastened in place Whenthe sides and end wallsare'fastened together.

A further object of this invention is the n-ovisionof a fastener forshipping crates of the above stated character, which shall be simple,durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at acomparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combi nation and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more claimed. 7

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanyingdrawing, in which 2- I IFigure 1 is a transverse sectional view'of a shlpping crate illustratingthe side and end walls thereof fastened together with my improvedfastener.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fastener.

Referring in elected to show only one end of a collapsible crate havingmy invention applied thereto and it will be understood that a similarfastener will be provided at the other end of the crate.

The numeral 1 indicates the end wall of the crate having abutting theedges thereof side Walls 2. Positioned upon the ends and be aifull,'clean'and exact lever 4 arrives in looking position,

"passes into apertures causing fully described and detail to thedrawing, I have side wallsis a cover 3. A- lever 4 is pivoted to the endwall 1 as illustrated at 5 and has connected thereto by pivots, rods 6.

Therods 6 are disposed upon opposite sides ofthe pivot 5 and extend inopposite directions. The rods 6 haveitheir ends bent (to form hooks 7The free ends of the hooks 7 are bent rearwardly and extend parallelwith the rods as 6 are slidably supported by brackets 9 secured to theend wall 1 adjacent each edge thereof and one bracket being disposed ina plane slightly above theother so as to correspond with the pivotalconnections of the rods to the lever. The sidewalls 2 are provided withslots 10 which receive the hooks 7 and a portion of the rods 6 to permitthe ends 8 to extend beyond the side walls during the movement-of thelever 4 and as the the rods and'the extension 8 6 drop downwardly 11formed in the side illustrated at 8. The rods walls and disposedslightly below-the slots 1.0, thereby firmlylocking the side Walls tothe end wall.

By swingingthe lever 4 laterally on its pivot the hooks 7 will be movedout of en-' 11. lVhen the gagement with the apertures hooks are inthisposition, the lever 4 is swung in a reverse direction or to a lockingposition again which retracts the hooks them to pass through the slots10 freeing the side walls from theend walls.

The cover 3 .is provided with a slot 13 adapted to receive the upper endof the lever 4 when said lever is in a locking position, and the upperend of the lever is provided with an opening 14 for the purpose ofreceiving a padlock or like fastener whereby the entire device is lockedin assembled position.

While I have shown and described the referred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination, and arrangement of parts'may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. x

. Having thus describedmy invention, what I claim is 1. A fastener forcrates including. side and end walls, a lever pivoted to the end Wall,rods pivoted to said lever, and extending in opposite directions, hooksformed on the ends of said rods, said sidewalls having slots to receivethe hooks and a portion of the rod, said side walls having openingsdisposed ina plane below the slots to receive the ends of the hooks whenthe lever is swung into locking position. V 2. A fastener for crateslnc-luding side "and end walls, a lever pivoted to theiend wall, rodspivotally connected to said lever and extending in opposite directionsand one rod being disposed in a plane above the "and said openingsadapted to receive the ends of the hooks when into'locking position. o V

3. A fastener for crates including side and end walls and a cover havin'a slot, a lever pivoted to the end walls, fastening means connected tosaid leverand adapted to secure the side walls to theendvWalls, said.lever extending through the slot of the cover when in looking positionand provided the lever is swung with an opening to receive an auxiliaryfas- V tening means. 7

In testimony whereof I affix 111 presence of two WltXlBSSQS;

LEMUEL W; C A MAN. 7

my signature Witnesses SAM COHE HORACE 001mm;

